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J. O. PETERS.

WASHING MACHINE. No. 337,700. Patented Mar. 9, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Urrrcn.

JOHN C. PETERS, OF FORT \VAYNE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE HORTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part. of Letters Patent No. 337,700, dated March 9, 1886.

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To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN G. PETERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort WVayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in washing-machines, and is more particularly an improvement on Patent No. 131,592.

In this patent the bracket supporting the main driving gear-wheel is braced in one direction only, and after the machine has been used a short time and the lid of the tub exposed to the action of the water,the bracket is apt to become loosened and cause the main driving-Wheel to get out of gear.

The object of my invention is to overcome this disadvantage and to provide certain other improvements in the machine.

It consists in certain novel constructions and arrangements of the various parts of the machine, all of which I will now proceed to point out and describe, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section of my machine. Fig. 2 is an end elevation partly in section, and showing the arrangement of the bracket and its brace supporting the operating-gear; and Fig. 3 is a plan of the under side of the bottom of the machine.

Referring to said drawings, A is a rectangular box supported upon suitable legs, and forming the tub of the machine.

a a are metal brace-rods extending across each end of the box. Said rods are placed on the inner side of the ends, and serve to draw the sides in toward the center.

a is a brace-rod across the bottom of the box, located near the center of and on the outside of said bottom.

B B are rows of vertical bars or rounds arranged in a curve at each end of the box A,

and forming a circular Working-chamber,

the upper ends of said bars being secured to curved boards I) b. The bottom and sides of the box or tub are provided with suitable corrugations, b

0 is the lid, hinged at one end to the box above the board I), the free end of the lid resting, when closed, upon the board I).

D is a shaft passing through the lid 0 and mounted in the bearing d. Said shaft is perpendicular to the plane of the lid 0.

D is a disk keyed to and sliding on the lower end of the shaft D, and is rotated as the shaft turns.

d are downwardly-projecting agitator fingers or pins secured to the lower side of the disk D.

E is a horizontal bevel-pinion secured to the shaft D at a point just above the bearing d.

F is a bracket secured to the lid in a plane at right angles to the plane of the lid and at one side of the shaft D.

f is an arm projecting from one side of the top of the bracket, in which arm the upper end of the shaft D has its bearing.

f is an arbor projecting from the opposite side of the bracket, on which is mounted the segmental rack G, which engages with and operates the pinion E.

H is an inclined brace fastened to the lid on the outside of the rack G, its upperend being secured to the outer end of the arbor f, thus forming a lateral brace on one side of the bracket, preventing the same from moving either way, the shaft D forming a brace on the other side.

I is an upwardly-projecting guard secured to the foot of the brace, and having the beveled end i, which effectually prevents rack G from slipping out of gear with pinion E.

It will thus be seen that the bracket is braced on both sides, rendering it less liable to become loose, and greatly increasing the 0 durability of the operating-gear of the machine.

K is a sliding clothes-rack, having lugs k, which engage with and slide in grooves k on the lower part of the sides of the box A, be- 5 low its bottom. When in use, the rack is drawn out to the position shown in Fig 3, its outer .end being supported by the legs k \Vhen not in use, it is slid under the box.

Having thus fully described my invention, :00 I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent In a washing-machine, a shaft, D, mounted a in a bearing in the lid of the tub and perpendicular to said lid, and carrying on its lower end suitable agitator-fingers, a bevel-pinion, E, secured to said shaft, a bracket, F, secured to the outside of the tub-lid and. having on one side a projecting arm, f, in which the end of the shaft D has its bearing, and on the other side the projecting arbor f, on which is mounted the segmental rack G,in combination with a brace, H, secured to the end of the arbor f, and having a guard, I, to hold the rack G and pinion E in gear, all arranged and operating substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN c. PETERS.

Witnesses:

HENRY 0. PAUL, THOS. E. ELLISON. 

